Temporary exhibitions
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2004
The making of glass objects and devices as a contribution to increasing the scientific and technological knowledge of antiquity and a basis for the “scientific” rediscovery of this material in the Renaissance.
2004
The most important phases in the development of two-wheeled vehicles, emphasizing their political and symbolic meaning in the context in which they appeared.
2003
A journey through the time of nature – from ultra-long periods since the Earth was formed and life evolved to ultra-short periods of chemical reactions.
2003
Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, and Roman instruments are evidence of the long journey of mankind towards precise measurements of dimensions and time.
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2002
Surgical instruments and treatises illustrate the development of surgery from the second half of the 18th century until it was finally acknowledged as an independent discipline in the 19th century.
2002
The crucial role of Tuscany for scientific research and technological innovation in agricultural sciences during the 18th and 19th centuries.
2002
Galileo's celestial discoveries and the development of the telescope.
2001
The Tuscan artist's contributions to the development of perspective in figurative arts (in Italian onlystrong>).
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2001
The exhibition features the Medici and Lorraine collection of musical instruments housed in the Galleria dell’Accademia together with scientific apparatus.